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Release
5.9.0

kennytv released ViaBackwards version 5.9.0 on April 19, 2026

  • Added pass-original-item-name-to-resource-packs config option to put original item identifiers into custom data for use in resource packs (enabled by default; by mfishma)
  • Fixed spectate interact in 26.1->1.21.11
  • Fixed possible error for dimension data with empty attributes in 26.1->1.21.11 (by roggy666)
  • Fixed leather armor color rendering in inventories in 1.21.5->1.21.4 (by roggy666)
  • Fixed hashing of non-empty custom data on 1.21.5+ servers in 1.20.5->1.20.3
  • Fixed inventory desyncs in 1.17->1.16.5 (by JobsonMarinho)
  • Fixed possible disconnects from keepalive handling in 1.12->1.11
  • Updated some mappings in 1.21.9->1.21.7 (by mfishma)

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Information

Published onApril 19, 2026
Downloads26

Platforms

Paper Paper (1.10-26.1.2)
Velocity Velocity (3.4-3.5)

Dependencies

Paper Paper
Edit Plugin Dependencies: Paper
Velocity Velocity
Edit Plugin Dependencies: Velocity